by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Physics is the 68th most popular major in the country with 13,674 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,960 and had an average of $22,756 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 711 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,327 and $23,299 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in physics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The physics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree physics students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barton County Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Barton Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Iowa Community College District. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Davenport, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Butler Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Butler Community College is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 1 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeast Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nebraska Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s physics students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeastern Community College is a small public school situated in West Burlington, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ellsworth Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Ellsworth is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marshalltown Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Marshalltown, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian Hills Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a small public school situated in Ottumwa, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dodge City Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physics Major in the Plains States Region. Dodge City Community College is a small school located in Dodge City, Kansas that handed out 0 associates’s physics degrees in 2020-2021.
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